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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1933
Page
4
The city manager model in Lexington and Cincinnati is praised for sound finances and improved services during hard times. Cincinnati cut operating costs by about 1.2 million from 1931, kept salaries, and finished the year with a small balance while public health and safety improved.
The article describes using electric light traps to lure and electrocut female moths before they lay eggs, aiming to halt insect pests in orchards, fields, and gardens. It notes timing and life cycle influence success and mentions plans to use electrified cages with attractants to combat the Japanese beetle spreading from New Jersey to Western Pennsylvania.
The attorney general warns of a nationwide battle against gangsters after a Kansas City ambush that killed a Justice Department agent and four others. He urges persistent, relentless action to restore protection of life and property and to rid cities of racketeers and criminals.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes that many criminals possess machine guns and calls for plans to unite federal and state police to form an invincible net against gang activity. The piece argues a combined national and local police force would deter criminals and protect law-abiding citizens.
Letters discuss tariff claims, income taxes, and alleged profiteering. M F Bauer of Elyria argues against high tariffs, while Victor Reese questions textbook profiteering and political meddling in Kent school affairs. Miss Valda Bail of Spencer cites biblical prophecy amid drought and Armageddon fears as commentary closes.
Today marks birthdays and memorials for John Paul Jones born in Scotland in 1747 who served Russia and France and died in Paris, Joshua Barney born 1759 who fought in the War of 1812, Alexander Wilson born 1766 the ornithologist, John M. Gregory born 1822 a Midwestern education pioneer, and Daniel Coit Gilman born 1831 a Johns Hopkins founder.
A persuasive piece argues that a father should question a daughter's intentions first and then inform the suitor of them, reversing traditional expectations to emphasize the daughter’s agency and clarity in courtship dynamics.
Smith asserts Jones seeks 100 percent disability under an accident policy due to the loss of a thumb. Smythe questions his vocation, and Smith replies Jones is a professional hitchhiker.
She proposes weekly pay division keeping all but three dollars for tobacco money. He responds with humor, calling it the Great Divide. The exchange highlights a lighthearted domestic financial quip.
An Fast Side man says he always sleeps in until noon because he hates to be idle all day.
An ancient saying divides people by awareness. It warns to shun fools, wake those who do not know they do not know, teach the simple, and follow the wise who know their knowledge.
Poem reflecting on bravery while living day by day through loss. It notes enduring small hardships after death takes someone dear, and continues with the idea that everyday tasks keep life going. A St Paul Dispatch headline mentions two weeks opera season on pheasants proposed, with a stray joke about singers.
In Jacksonville Florida a Times Union listing seeks a trombone player who can also work as a meat cutter. The notice is signed by E. E. Markham and provides Box 24 Cedar Key, Florida. It presents a quirky combination of skills for a single job inquiry.
A fragment notes Jones’s long walk through streets with optimism and a former war job hope. It adds a claim that 53 percent of New York residents are under thirty, while others returned home long ago. Mentions an intelligence test on prosperity and a beauty expert warning against overeating spinach.
Katherine Tingley born in Newburyport Mass and noted as a world famous Theosophist leader died in Sweden on July 1 1929. The obituary also mentions the Carnegie Institution of Washington birthplace Norwich Conn and death in Norwich on October 13 1908.
A compact history column notes John Huss burned at the stake in 1415, Congress adopting a decimal money system with the dollar as unit in 1785, Chief Justice John Marshall dying in Philadelphia in 1835, the 1893 wedding of Prince George to Mary, and Hoover's Moratorium Pact signed in Paris in 1931.
The item lists several prominent individuals with birthplaces and ages: Roger W. Babson born in Gloucester Massachusetts 58 years ago. Harry F. Sinclair born in Wheeling West Virginia 57 years ago. Leo Friedlander born in New York 44 years ago. Dr. David L. Edsall born in Hamburg New Jersey 64 years ago. Dhan Gopal Mukerji born in Connecticut 43 years ago. Maj. Bradley Martin born in New York 60 years ago.
The passage notes that native tendencies are turbulent and keen, with a gendler element guiding the mind toward nature and its problems or reducing haste. It predicts early success if properly nurtured, suggesting it may become permanent with care.
Fred Patast of Madison, world hog caller, was asked to yodel on air. His echoing hog call shattered 200 radio tubes at the station. William Allen White warns America is scared angry and asleep. A suggested remedy is a nationwide buy-cycle to restart the wheels.
Providence police announce a moratorium on manual polishing and replace elbow grease with an electric device in the traffic division. The machine automatically polishes buttons badges and pistols previously cleaned by hand.
Miss Wilma Whitney and Albert McDole married in a Sunday afternoon ceremony at Rev. William Smiths Elm Street home in Oberlin. Maid of honor Velma Whitney and attendants wore pastel gowns as guests offered best wishes. The couple plans a northern Michigan honeymoon and will reside with the groom's mother. Both are Oberlin School alumni and active in the Community church and Wisdom Seekers class.
The drought leaves local farmers badly in need of rain with some areas reporting no measurable rainfall for forty six days. Travelers recalled the arduous journey and the generous hospitality of residents made during the visit.
Mrs Mabel Bear and sixty 4 H Club advisors and readers gathered Friday in Elyria to plan August exhibits. They corrected a misstatement about Wellington Fair and decided each club will exhibit locally. Fifteen advisors were selected for the exhibit committee with more details to follow as plans are finalized.
The Senior Sisters will gather with their advisor Mrs. Bear on Thursday afternoon, while the Young Workers plan a Friday afternoon meeting with Miss Betty Pickworth.
Choir members are urged to attend practice on Thursday evening at the Community Church. The notice calls for punctual arrival and orderly rehearsal.
In Toledo Mrs Dorothy Mills travels with her brother Dwight Davidson and siblings Lucille and Blanche and Kenneth Green. They visit town on Sunday while Mrs Mills stays with her husband William Mills who is stationed aboard a large Lake freighter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Eaton and son from Sullivan visited Mr. and Mrs. Harry Crosier and daughter Lucy Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Alma Bartlett returned to her daughter Thelma O'Neal's home after a few days with Mrs. A. M. Sherburne. Betty Maye Lounsbrough spent
Members of the Ladies Society of the Community church gathered at Mr. and Mrs. RE Darby’s Birmingham home for a 1 o’clock luncheon on Thursday. Attendees included Rev. and Mrs. William Smith with daughter Florence Holden, Mrs. Mary Lounsbrough of Oberlin, and many others who enjoyed the hospitality and the grounds during a pleasant afternoon.
Mrs. W. H. Green Mrs. Dorothy Mills and Mrs. Mildred Louns brugh returned Friday from Illinois where they left Mrs. James Davidson and daughter Virginia They will spend the summer with relatives in New Holland and Mason City Mrs. Davidson went for her sister Mrs. Jane Brinner who is ill in Mason City Illinois They reached home about 6:00 p m Tuesday They visited at the homes of Mr and Mrs George Becker and sons in New Holland Mrs Agnes Brinner Mr and Mrs James Peters Wir and Mrs George Brinner in Mason City The Illinois farmers were as
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